"Some of these comments have revealed grave misunderstandings of how the British Constitution operates." Photo by Ferdinand Stöhr on Unsplash In a previous essay, we considered the nature of civil authority both in itself, and in relation to the British Monarchy and the English constitution. I concluded that piece by stating that whatever anyone may …
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"Ordinary jurisdiction grows out of the office as the fruit grows on the tree." Image: Four Aposles, Durer, Wiki Commons In this series, we are considering whether the illegitimacy of Francis and his recent predecessors would necessarily entail the disappearance of the Church’s hierarchy as a whole. As discussed in the previous piece, it is …
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"We believe that the Church retains her hierarchy – because this is what we are required to believe." Image: Ghirlandaio, Wiki Commons, Public Domain Is the Catholic Church still apostolic? Many Catholics today hold that Francis and his recent predecessors have not been true successors of St Peter – or at least have only doubtfully …
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"The Mysteries of Christ are our Mysteries." Image: The WM Review As mentioned in the review of Benson's Christ in the Church, we are very happy to present readers with some pictures of books published by The Cenacle Press, which is a project of Silverstream Monastery in Ireland. The Cenacle Press was only launched in …
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“The atonement is the work of love." Image: Wiki Commons CC Christ’s passion is the great triumph of his incarnation. Dom Columba Marmion writes: “It is the hour wherein Jesus consummates the sacrifice that is to give infinite glory to His Father, to redeem humanity, and reopen to mankind the fountains of everlasting life.”[1] The …
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"She is authoritative. Yes, because her Master was." Image: The WM Review I'm very happy to present readers with some pictures of books published by The Cenacle Press, which is a project of Silverstream Monastery in Ireland. The Cenacle Press was only launched in the last couple of years, and while there are many reviews …
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"The clumsiness of the torture that kills was not for him." These notes are not only a continuation of our series Preparation for Tyranny, but also serve as editorial comment on the extract which we published from Fr Henry James Coleridge, on the results of persecution. Image: Cogniet, Wiki Commons One of the most appalling …
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"It is absurd, and a detestable shame, that we should suffer those traditions to be changed which we have received from the fathers of old." The Decretals, cited by St Thomas AquinasSumma Theologica, Ia-IIae, Q. 97 A. 2Photo by Thays Orrico on Unsplash In this piece...– What is tradition?– Can abandoned or forbidden practices be …
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"The Church is visible by reason of the visibility of her members and her organisation. But the edges are very blurred." Objection: Some Catholics profess heretical doctrines in good faith, and they are sometimes called "material heretics." Therefore, the description of the Church's "visible unity" is overly idealised, and arguments about heresy and membership based …
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"I am the priest whom he intends to prepare him for death."